Standards, Ethics and Corrections Policy
HeckelAI is an independent digital webzine and research collective dedicated to analyzing systems-level AI risk governance, regulation, and compliance across the legal, business, and medical sectors. Our mission is to provide high-signal, objective framework analysis to global practitioners, researchers, and policymakers.
To maintain our platform’s integrity and public trust, the HeckelAI editorial board and volunteer network adhere strictly to the following core ethical principles and standards.
1. Accuracy and Editorial Review
We owe our readers editorial accuracy.
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All analytical briefs, articles, and reviews published on HeckelAI undergo an internal editorial review process managed by our editorial board and Chief Editor before publication.
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Our team relies on verified primary sources, official government regulatory drafts (such as EU AI Act documentation), established academic literature, and institutional data.
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Speculation or predictions must be explicitly framed as analysis or opinion, never as factual reporting.
2. Editorial Independence & Conflict of Interest
HeckelAI operates with absolute autonomy. Our editorial decisions are guided solely by technical truth and public safety metrics, entirely unencumbered by outside influence.
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Declarations: Our volunteer writers and researchers are required to disclose any professional or personal affiliations with AI developers, technology firms, or regulatory bodies that could represent a conflict of interest regarding the subject matter they analyze.
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Unbiased Analysis: No commercial enterprise, academic institution, or partner organization holds veto power or influence over our analytical outputs or compliance critiques.
3. Funding, Ownership & Non-Commercial Status
HeckelAI is a strictly non-commercial entity.
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Self-Funded: The platform is 100% self-funded by its founder and operates entirely on a volunteer basis.
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Zero Commercial Revenue: We do not accept or generate revenue from commercial advertisements, sponsored content, paid promotional journalism, corporate subsidies, or venture funding.
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Impartiality: Because our infrastructure generates zero income and has no financial dependencies, we maintain total creative and critical freedom to audit and evaluate AI governance architectures impartially.
4. Corrections and Actionable Feedback Policy
We are committed to immediate accountability. If a factual error is identified within any of our published pieces, we will rectify it swiftly and transparently.
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Submitting a Correction: Readers, institutions, or authors who spot an error are urged to submit a detailed correction request directly to reachout@heckelai.com or via our designated contact channels.
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Transparency in Corrections: When a substantial factual error is corrected, the article will be updated, and a clear, timestamped “Correction Notice” will be permanently appended to either the top or bottom of the article, explaining what was changed and why.